Roses and Cellar Doors

Boys turn! Again, I decided to try and find out what are currently the most popular name families in the Western world. This data was compi...

I'm amazed at how trends can spread across the globe. Yeah, Sophia  is popular here in the US, but how is it also  popular in like 14 ot...

Time for the next part of my comparison: the "most American" names. (come on America; don't embarrass me!) First off: the m...

Yep, it's time for this again. The British ONS released their top names of 2014, so of course we must compare. :) First up--the ...

I often see on forums posts about "Southern names". Admittedly, the closest I've ever been to The South is a layover in Housto...

Same deal as girls: archaic terms & professions excluded (unless I found them particularly amusing), as well as jargon and imported name...

Yes, I'm revisiting. I've noticed a few new word-names in the SSA ranks, and I'm curious just how many more there are. I've...

Yay rare names! Here are some of the gems somehow only given to 5 babies last year. (excluding any which might have appeared on previous ...

Seeing which names are rising is fun and all, but everything that goes up must come down.... Biggest ranking drops (2013 Top 500)-- Boys...